Caelesti's notes

Date

08/07/2008

Log

Only two Banders survived. The party planned to bring them up to the bridges to await justice.

Carric and Nessey headed upchasm to search for the old druid. Carric informed the druid of the dead worm and broken eggs. The old man, conferring with his stick, said there was still another worm. He said it was on the other chasm wall and pointed.

In the meantime, Nessey looked around for stickies. Once she found one, she told it about the banders in the mud by the net.

Carric and Nessey returned to the party. They agreed to hunt down the other worm. Mercald, Beedie, and Roges agreed to guard the Bander prisoners.

Carric led the party across the chasm. Once he located worm tracks, he tracked it through the mud until it started climbing up. Carric cast Spider Climb and started climbing. A few hundred feet up, Carric found a smelly cave and tied his troll-gut rope off.

Carric tried pantomiming a cave and a worm (hmm), going into a worm dance. Yoshi started climbing the rope. The others followed. The party gathered on the root outside the cave.

Carric summoned a great ape that began attacking the worm. Carric started casting another spell. Caelesti moved to get line of sight and fire a volley of Magic Missiles at it. The worm grabbed the ape with its mouth. Yoshi used his Chronocharm to advance to the worm and attacked it in a flurry of blows, missing twice. Nessey drew her bow and shot two arrows at the worm, missing twice. Mavis advanced, drew her bow, and shot an arrow into the worm.

The ape pounded the worm's gizzard from the inside.
Carric summoned a black bear that began attacking the worm, raking it twice with its claws.
Carric started casting again.
Caelesti cast more Magic Missiles.
The worm swallowed the ape; the ape got crushed and died.
Yoshi swings missed again.
Mavis shot another arrow into the worm, but missed with the other arrows.

The bear struck the worm with a clawed paw.
Carric summoned another black bear that began attacking, but missed.
Carric moved up and cast Magic Missiles with his magic gloves.
Caelsti cast more Magic Missiles.
The worm grabbed the bear with its mouth, killing it.
Yoshi struck the worm, dropping it.

The part climbed victoriously back down the gut rope to join the others guarding the prisoners. Beedie reported that some stickies passed by their location. The fellowship headed to the stairs, noticing that the dead Bander bodies had disappeared. They climbed until nightfall and set up camp.

The night was uneventful. The party continued upward. Upon reaching each bridge, the party told a little about the chasm floor, presented a bag of saw stones as a gift, and enjoyed a wonder feast.

When the party reached Top Bridge, they sought out Rootweaver. Rootweaver got the whole story, including the accounts of the druid, the worms and eggs, the Bander battle, and the stickies. Rootweaver rewarded the party with the druid's possessions and a fancier feast.

Small bells rang ...

Nessey's notes

LadyNessey: How many prisoners do we have left?
LadyNessey: How can we get rid of them?
LadyNessey: Did they all fall through the net?
LadyNessey: Has the other Ape disappeared?
LadyNessey: Ape wants pink frosted cakes with banana?
LadyNessey: He wants frosted flakes not frosted cakes, ooops, no that for summoned Tigers.
LadyNessey: Another ape appears from nowhere.
LadyNessey: Yoshi looks around for other Bander to assist.
LadyNessey: No one has checked the condition of Slysaw and Byle on the other side yet.
LadyNessey: No stickies have rushed over to clean up.
LadyNessey: Nessey would like to help the Stickies, but fears Yoshi will go ApeSh*t.
LadyNessey: Yoshi goes to examine Byle and Co
LadyNessey: Yoshi is climbing down and going around the pool.
LadyNessey: Mavis and Caelesti go across the net.
LadyNessey: Nessey asks Mercald what his judgement is and what he wants to do with the remaining Banders.
LadyNessey: Mavis tries to talk Caelesti into joining the theives guild.
LadyNessey: Caelesti says, "But I like doing good."
LadyNessey: Mavis - yes, that's what I have been doing, right?
LadyNessey: Caelesti says, well, yes.
LadyNessey: Mavis examines Slysaw and Byle carefully, but Yoshi moves twice as fast to beat her there.
LadyNessey: Or not. We don't know.
LadyNessey: Okay, Mavis was there first and tell Yoshi they were already dead.
LadyNessey: Yoshi checks it out. They look as though they were rendered and beaten by Apes.
LadyNessey: Caelesti - I feel really bad for them. What's for dinner?
LadyNessey: Yoshi look neither sad nor gleeful.
LadyNessey: Mercald says it is clear they were up to no good. Their actions certainly incriminate them. I could execute chasm justice right here, but it is more effective the higher up you are.
LadyNessey: Nessey - the boiling water below takes care of that.
LadyNessey: Mercald - we should take them up to give testimony and then execute chasm justice.
LadyNessey: Nessey - I thought Rootweaver gave us the power to do that here?
LadyNessey: Mercald - I am not sure she had the right to do that. I would like more judges to adjudicate and question and then apply chasm justice from high above.
LadyNessey: Nessey - Oh, okay.
LadyNessey: nessey and others go back to the ground and gather more gems.
LadyNessey: Nessey especially likes the pink and purple ones.
LadyNessey: Mavis - should we look for that old crazy guy?
LadyNessey: Nessey - yes, we should tell him the Stickies have work to do.
LadyNessey: Yoshi is not in hearing distance.
LadyNessey: We wander around and meet old guy again.
LadyNessey: He is arranging moss on a shelf.
LadyNessey: Carric - Well, my fellow Druid, we have dealt with the worms.
LadyNessey: Nessey, a-hem, Carric, we still have one more adult worm to deal with.
LadyNessey: Old Loon, - they say they have dealt with the Worm. I saw one Worm bobbing. Bob, bob, Bobbing. What about the other worm?
LadyNessey: Nessey - we haven't got that one yet.
LadyNessey: Old Loon - they are going to get the other one, other one...
LadyNessey: Carric - we got the eggs, though.
LadyNessey: Old Loon - the eggs, the eggs, the eggs. What about the other worm.
LadyNessey: Carric - we will get that next.
LadyNessey: Nessey - are there any Stickies around here?
LadyNessey: Old Loon - Are there any Stickies around here?
LadyNessey: Old Loon - mumbles about not touching the Stickies.
LadyNessey: Carric - do you know anything about ---
LadyNessey: Vorbold's house?
LadyNessey: Old Loon's brow clears for a while.
Mavis: "The Armiger Joumerie of Vorbold's House in Xammer has another piece."
LadyNessey: Nesey wanders around and looks for Stickies while Yoshi isn't there.
LadyNessey: Old Loon gets a gleam in his eye. He says, Ah Vorbold's House, etc, etc. stares at his stick and listens and says, ah, you seek Vorbold's house, etc, etc...
LadyNessey: Carric - where is Vorbold's house?
LadyNessey: Old Loon asks his stick for advice.
LadyNessey: Carric asks if it is in Xammer?
LadyNessey: Old Loon - yes, indeed.
LadyNessey: Carric - where is Xammer?
LadyNessey: Old Loon consults his stick.
LadyNessey: Old Loon - go speak to Joumerie in Xammer and she will know where it is.
LadyNessey: Carric - what is your name? What will I sent me?
LadyNessey: Old Loon - who sent you? who sent you? who are you?
LadyNessey: Old Loon - Carric is going to Joumerie. Carric. Carric. You are Carric. To stick, how can we possibly know who sent Carric.
LadyNessey: He says, I remember, Rootweaver sent Carric.
LadyNessey: Nessey notices a stickie.
LadyNessey: Nesse asks stickie its name.
LadyNessey: I...I don't have name
LadyNessey: Nessey - advises stickie and pals to wander over to the net and fish out bodies. Bodies in the pool and outside the pool and you can clean up.
LadyNessey: It oozes away and disappears behind a root.
LadyNessey: Nessey goes back up the chasm picking up jewels as she goes. Meets her friends at the net.
LadyNessey: Old Loon points to opposite wall of other Worm and says saw other worm there last.
LadyNessey: Carric promises to get his friends and go and kill that worm.
LadyNessey: Old Loon has animated conversation with his stick.
LadyNessey: We can only hear his side, except when he repeats what he hears his stick to say.
LadyNessey: Nesssey - there's another Worm we have to defeat. Let's do that, guys.
LadyNessey: Caelesti - how do we know there is only 1 left.
LadyNessey: Nessey - we don't, because the guy who told is kinda loony. There might a dozen.
LadyNessey: Carric comes back and tells us where the old loon saw the remaining worm, last time he saw it, he thinks.
LadyNessey: Beedie suggests we use the strange rope to climb up the opposite wall to the other Worm.
LadyNessey: We ask Mercald and Roges to stay and watch the captives.
LadyNessey: I mean remaining Banders.
LadyNessey: Mavis offers to guard them instead.
LadyNessey: Carric tells Mavis that will not be necessary.
Carric rolls Track (d20 + 16): [4 + 16] = 20
LadyNessey: We follow Carric as he tracks for Worms.
LadyNessey: Fortunately it is very muddy and so little skill is required and so Carric does find tracks which end at a wall.
LadyNessey: Carric wants to cast Spider Climb and go up with the Troll gut rope and fix it 349 ft above (to account for the knot)
LadyNessey: He keeps spider climbing around, apparently for the fun of it.
LadyNessey: We are all on a ledge 349 feet up. Carric will spider climb again.
Carric rolls Spot (d20 + 13): [19 + 13] = 32
LadyNessey: We repeat until we are about 498 ft up.
LadyNessey: We spot and see a cave.
LadyNessey: There are no pools before us to cushion our fall.
LadyNessey: Nessey volunteers Yoshi to enter the worm this time as he has an anklet of displacement.
LadyNessey: As Carric approaches the cave he points to his nose and shakes his head and does a lttle worm dance.
LadyNessey: We are all mezmerized by Carric's performance. We stank slack-jawed and gawk at him. Caelesti does a Lizard Dance in reponse.
Carric rolls Stat - STR (d20 + 1): [8 + 1] = 9
LadyNessey: Carric loops the rope around a rock at the same time as Yoshi starts climbing up.
LadyNessey: Rope is slipping.
LadyNessey: Carric waves Yoshi down.
LadyNessey: Yoshi check wisdom.
Yoshi rolls Ability:Wisdom (d20 + 3): [19 + 3] = 22
LadyNessey: Yoshi realizes rope is not tied yet and backs off.
Carric rolls Stat - DEX (d20 + 2): [10 + 2] = 12
LadyNessey: Carric ties the rope, dex check.
LadyNessey: Yoshi climbs up. Rope slips at Yoshi gets to the top. But Yoshi makes it.
LadyNessey: They work to retie the rope together.
Carric rolls Stat - DEX (d20 + 2): [16 + 2] = 18
Yoshi rolls Sk:Use Rope (d20 + 2): [20 + 2] = 22
LadyNessey: Nessey has good Dex but she is not up there.
LadyNessey: Rope looks secure to the two men.
LadyNessey: Caelesti climbs up.
Caelesti rolls Skill (Climb) (d20 + 3): [6 + 3] = 9
LadyNessey: Nessey goes next.
LadyNessey rolls Nes - Climb (d20 + 3): [13 + 3] = 16
LadyNessey: mavis goes last
Mavis rolls d20 + 2: [1 + 2] = 3
Mavis rolls d20 + 2: [13 + 2] = 15
LadyNessey: Mavis swings on the rope ineffectually.
LadyNessey: Then she recovers and gets up okay.
LadyNessey: Nessey - Mavis, you are a swinger.
LadyNessey: Mavis - stone face, I don't know what you mean.
LadyNessey: Carric considers summoning another Ape _before_ we go in.
Yoshi rolls Sk:Move Silently (d20 + 12): [18 + 12] = 30
LadyNessey: Yoshi wants to make sure there is a worm inside the cave, He does not trust his nose alone. He goes forth, quietly to scout.
Yoshi rolls Sk:Spot (d20 + 13): [12 + 13] = 25
LadyNessey: Yoshi SEES the worm. Now he believes!
Caelesti rolls Initiative (d20 + 4): [17 + 4] = 21
Carric rolls Initiative (d20 + 2): [1 + 2] = 3
Yoshi rolls Initiative (d20 + 4 + 2): [9 + 4 + 2] = 15
Mavis rolls Mavis Initiative (d20 + 9): [1 + 9] = 10
LadyNessey: Yoshi has compunctions about attacking a perfectly innocent sleeping worm, so we send in the Ape.
LadyNessey rolls Nes - Initiative (d20 + 3): [11 + 3] = 14
LadyNessey: Arnold the Ape Man attacks the worm.
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [1 + 7] = 8
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [14 + 7] = 21
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw Dmg (d6 + 5): [1 + 5] = 6
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Bite (d20 + 2): [8 + 2] = 10
LadyNessey: Arnold the Ape Man attacks Wally the Worm while Wally is innocently sleeping.
Mavis rolls d20: [19] = 19
LadyNessey: The Ape is looking like a sheep - ish.
LadyNessey: Carric conjures something other than an Ape. He is out of Apes and bananas and frosted cakes.
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [1 + 1] = 2
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [4 + 1] = 5
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [4 + 1] = 5
LadyNessey: Caelesti takes a 5 ft step and cast Magic Missiles at the Worm, once she can see the whites of its eyes.
LadyNessey: Worm is now awake and angry.
Mavis rolls d20: [20] = 20
Mavis rolls d20: [6] = 6
LadyNessey: Worm does a critical on the Ape.
LadyNessey: Caelesti is taking notes for combat.
LadyNessey: I eat chili pistachios and enjoy the performance.
Mavis rolls 2d6 + 8 + 2d6 + 8: [4 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 8] = 26
Mavis rolls d20: [16] = 16
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [8 + 7] = 15
LadyNessey: Ape is held and soon to be swallowed whole by Wally.
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [10 + 7] = 17
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [6 + 7] = 13
LadyNessey rolls Nes - bow, short composite (d20 + : [16 + 8] = 24
LadyNessey: Nessey moves, draws bow and shoots and misses cause of the cover of melee and creatures and friends.
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #1 (d20 + 10): [18 + 10] = 28
Mavis rolls d100: [39] = 39
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Damage (d6 + 3): [5 + 3] = 8
LadyNessey: mavis moves and fires arrows
LadyNessey: She hits and does damage.
LadyNessey: Ape continues fighting, but only has one attack as he is grappled.
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [20 + 7] = 27
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [19 + 7] = 26
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw Dmg (d6 + 5): [6 + 5] = 11
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw Dmg (d6 + 5): [5 + 5] = 10
LadyNessey: Ape has a critical claw for nearlyh max damage
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [6 + 7] = 13
LadyNessey: No, perhaps Ape can do multiple attack as he has natural weapons, but can't attack with two weapons, so no more attacks.
LadyNessey: Black bear goes next, appearing out of nowhere.
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [19 + 6] = 25
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw Dmg (d4 + 4): [3 + 4] = 7
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [15 + 6] = 21
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw Dmg (d4 + 4): [2 + 4] = 6
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Bite (d20 + 1): [10 + 1] = 11
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [3 + 1] = 4
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [2 + 1] = 3
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [4 + 1] = 5
Carric rolls SNA - Ape Claw (d20 + 7): [14 + 7] = 21
LadyNessey: Caelesti does more Magic Missiles. To amuse us, she makes interesting sounds as she does so.
Mavis rolls d20 + 32: [2 + 32] = 34
Mavis rolls 2d6 + 8: [2 + 5 + 8] = 15
Mavis rolls d8: [4] = 4
LadyNessey: Arnold the Ape is swallowed whole by Wally the Worm.
LadyNessey: Wally digests Arnold.
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [5 + 7] = 12
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [11 + 7] = 18
LadyNessey: There is a lump in the worm's body, as the Ape has not disappeared yet.
LadyNessey rolls Nes - bow, short composite (d20 + : [15 + 8] = 23
LadyNessey rolls Nes - bow, short composite damage (d6): [6] = 6
LadyNessey: Nessey moves up and hits Worm with arrow for 6 points of damage.
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #1 (d20 + 10): [3 + 10] = 13
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #2 (d20 + 5): [20 + 5] = 25
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #2 (d20 + 5): [14 + 5] = 19
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Damage (d6 + 3): [4 + 3] = 7
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #1 (d20 + 10): [7 + 10] = 17
LadyNessey: mavis, miss, miss
LadyNessey: then the Bear of Carric
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [20 + 6] = 26
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [3 + 6] = 9
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw Dmg (d4 + 4): [3 + 4] = 7
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [4 + 6] = 10
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Bite (d20 + 1): [18 + 1] = 19
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [6 + 6] = 12
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [7 + 6] = 13
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Bite (d20 + 1): [7 + 1] = 8
Carric rolls Magic Missiles (3d4 + 3): [(2 + 1 + 1) + 3] = 7
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [3 + 1] = 4
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [2 + 1] = 3
Caelesti rolls Spell (Magic Missiles) (d4 + 1): [3 + 1] = 4
Mavis rolls d3: [2] = 2
Mavis rolls d20: [12] = 12
LadyNessey: Worm goes next and must choose opponent based on who smells the most tastey. New bear is chosen.
Mavis rolls d20 + 32: [18 + 32] = 50
LadyNessey: Bear is in the mouth of the worm, grappled by worm's tongue.
Mavis rolls 2d6 + 10: [4 + 5 + 10] = 19
LadyNessey: 19 points of damage to bear. Bear vanishes when it dies? So Bear disappears. Worm is extra angry and unsatisfied.
LadyNessey: Yoshi has a problem. He can't use his anklet again today.
LadyNessey: And he needs to get out of there.
LadyNessey: Caelesti says Yoshi should learn tumble.
LadyNessey: Yoshi considers his options.
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [19 + 7] = 26
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Dmg (d8 + 2): [8 + 2] = 10
LadyNessey: Yoshi attacks the Worm and hits for -- 10 points, max damage.
LadyNessey: The worm slumps.
LadyNessey: It has only 8 points left.
LadyNessey: had. Dead now.
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Atk:Flurry 1/2 (d20 + 7): [8 + 7] = 15
LadyNessey: Worm is actually just unconscious. Bear and Yoshi destroy the Worm together.
Yoshi rolls Unarmed Dmg (d8 + 2): [8 + 2] = 10
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [1 + 6] = 7
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw (d20 + 6): [11 + 6] = 17
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Claw Dmg (d4 + 4): [4 + 4] = 8
Carric rolls SNA - Bear Bite (d20 + 1): [1 + 1] = 2
LadyNessey: Yoshi gets Worm juice splattered all over him and will need to take a bath agian before he is tolerable to her companions.
LadyNessey: his companions
LadyNessey: Nessey moves away to escape the stench.
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Attack #1 (d20 + 10): [12 + 10] = 22
LadyNessey: Mavis moves up and rapiers the Worm
Mavis rolls Mavis Rapier or Bow Sneak Damage (d6 + 3 + 2d6): [2 + 3 + (4 + 2)] = 11
LadyNessey: Mavis stabs the Worm in its itty bitty brain.
LadyNessey: together, Yoshi, Mavis and Bear finish off the Worm. Early birds get the Worm.
LadyNessey: We climb back down the gut rope.
LadyNessey: How do we get the rope back?
LadyNessey: Carric has another spider climb? Okay still has it up cause less than an hour after which it goes down.
LadyNessey: We find our friends still guarding the two beaten Banders.
LadyNessey: Beedies says after we climbed up, some Stickies wandered by.
LadyNessey: they went towards the pool and net
LadyNessey: It is still mid-afternoon.
LadyNessey: We march back. There are no dead Banders lying around.
LadyNessey: nor in the pool
LadyNessey: No boiled stickies.
LadyNessey: We go to opposite side of pool and start up the stairs.
LadyNessey: We get a little way up and find two sets of clothing. Carric checks the pockets
LadyNessey: Finds some spare straps and spurs and loose Bridger change and satchel with food.
LadyNessey: It is a mystery to Carric where the bodies have gone. Yoshi grunts.
LadyNessey: We make up to a suitable cave, but not up to Bottom-most.
LadyNessey: Yoshi declines to bath in the 180 degree hot spring. Finds a tolerable offshoot pool. He bathes and struts naked and washes his clothing.
LadyNessey: Then he climbs up so he no longer smells of worm.
LadyNessey: He looked around for naked ladies also bathing, but doesn
LadyNessey: doesn't see any.
LadyNessey: He also looks to see if ladies are watching him. Mavis is already satisfied.
LadyNessey: she now knows if it is true that Monks shave all over.
LadyNessey: or they have permanent fig leaves.
LadyNessey: Mavis won't tell us.
LadyNessey: we are camping.
LadyNessey: We set up watches. Nothing disturbs us.
LadyNessey: The banders, assuming they are conscious, climb up sullenly. They complain that Slysaw said it would be fun and it is not fun.
LadyNessey: they ask what happend to Slysaw.
LadyNessey: Nessey say - he disappeared
LadyNessey: Caelesti says maybe he ran away and left them behind.
LadyNessey: Carric says maybe he was eaten by the Ape
LadyNessey: They ask what an Ape is.
LadyNessey: Carric says - like a Pombi but without a tail.
Mavis: a Nombi-Pombi
LadyNessey: A small tailless namby-pamby Pombi.
LadyNessey: Yoshi heals himself, keeping all his spells to himself.
Carric rolls CLW (d8 + 5): [3 + 5] = 8
LadyNessey: Yoshi's healing spells do not work, though, so he begs Carric for a cure light wounds.
LadyNessey: Yoshi brags that by morning he will be at full.
LadyNessey: We walk another day.
LadyNessey: We make it to the point where Carric prays.
LadyNessey: He prays for Apes and Bears.
LadyNessey: He is well armored now, but is learning to be a professional cowerer.
LadyNessey: After Carric prays we finally make our way up and reach Bottom Most Bridge with our two Banders in tow.
LadyNessey: Mercald can talk to Birders and advise Bridgers. Mercald stayed at Birder house last time with Nessey. This time he suggtest Nessy stay at Bridger House.
LadyNessey: mercald wants nessey to become a messenger of the Boundless. Nessey promises to promote the theory of the Great Infinite Donut where-ever she goes. Mercald offers to re-educate her. Nessey says maybe tomorrow night.
LadyNessey: Nessey wants to talk to the Bridgers in the Bridger house this time cause she got to talk to (at) the Birders of Bottom Most last time.
LadyNessey: We talk about gems and Worms eating the roots.
LadyNessey: Saw stones.
LadyNessey: Nessey - maybe we should give one bag of saw stones to each Bridge we stop at.
LadyNessey: We ask Beedie for advice. She agrees with Nessey as does Yoshi. Quick Axe is very gratefull.
LadyNessey: We explain the stones are lying all over the place at the bottom.
LadyNessey: Quick Axe is happy they can gather as many whenever they want.
LadyNessey: Nessey warns them to stay away from the Stickies if they go down there.
LadyNessey: mercald explains the Stickies to Quick Axe.
LadyNessey: Mercald wants to discuss Stickies with Senior members of Birders and Bridgers. He advises great care, ritual and ceremony before approaching the bottom of the cavern again.
LadyNessey: They prepare a celebratory feast for us with fried wire worms and everything.
Mavis: feted or fetid - your choce.
LadyNessey: Nessey makes a long speach about their heroic adventure.
LadyNessey: Same pattern in Mid-wall. Give bag of saw stones. Get celebratory feast. We are gaining weight.
LadyNessey: We get up to NextDown. The Banders are the major clan there.
LadyNessey: They see we come up with two fellow Banders tied up in ropes and no more Banders, no Slysaw, etc.
LadyNessey: Head Bridger, who is a Bander, is pale as he tallks to us. He says he did not see us head down. He asks about Slysaw and companions. Yoshi says they are the bottom. Dead.
LadyNessey: He says, oh, my goodness.
LadyNessey: he says perhaps the bottom is truely a dangerous place.
LadyNessey: Yoshi says it is so if you attack people who are more powerful than they are.
LadyNessey: Bander guy says that is true everywhere. And did we find Slysaw dead.
LadyNessey: Bindle, a tied up Bander, complains we ambushed them for no reason.
LadyNessey: Mercald denies this.
LadyNessey: Mercald witnesses for us. He says the Banders attacked us with treachery. He turns with unexpected spine and energy and says to head of Bridgers here - what happened to the Banders down below was brought about by their own actions.
LadyNessey: Bander eyes us compared to his own forces and backs off.
LadyNessey: Yoshi suggests we camp out of town or stay with Birders.
LadyNessey: Carric - we should do watches.
LadyNessey: Yoshi - foolish ones may seek revenge.
LadyNessey: Beedie says she thinks Slysaw was the boss and their backbone. They are currently leaderless and so not as dangerous.
LadyNessey: We stay with the Birders. Nessey talks about the great boundless donut. We set up watches and notice sneaking around outside, but no one is fearless to enter and bother us.
LadyNessey: mercald is chagrined. the other birders lecture Nessey about the Boundless.
LadyNessey: Birders give us nice breakfast. We head up to Top Most.
LadyNessey: Nothing significant happens.
LadyNessey: We report to Root Weaver right away at Top Most.
LadyNessey: She is happy to see us. We present her with a bag of saw stones.
LadyNessey: We present her with prisioners too.
LadyNessey: Carric tells our tale.
LadyNessey: He explains that giant Worms were eating the roots and we destroyed the Worms and their eggs.
LadyNessey: he tells of the attack by the Banders and the two survivors
LadyNessey: Root Weaver questions Mercald about Chasm justice.
LadyNessey: Mercald says all was appropriate and just.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver talks about rest of our adventures and accepts saw stone graciously.
LadyNessey: bag of saw stones.
LadyNessey: Carric speaks of the old Druid who had visited Top Most long ago.
LadyNessey: Nessey says he is the patron of the stickies.
LadyNessey: Your people are living on in the Stickies.
LadyNessey: Carric speaks more of the old Druid and his concern for the roots and attempts against the worms and the earthquake that let worms in from other part of chasm. Speaks of destroying remaining eggs so no more worms expected.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver says well done, well done. She throws a big feast in our honor and will question the captive Banders later.
LadyNessey: Carric asks to keep the possessions left over from the other Druid guy.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver says that was the deal and she will honor it. Yoshi says no rush.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver goes and gets old Druid possessions he left behind and gives it to Carric right away.
LadyNessey: herbs and stones and goggles with faint evocation. Reflective gold leneses, gripped in thick midmnight blue steel wrapped in leather.
LadyNessey: and the little note
LadyNessey: She has sturdy retainers hustle away the two Bander captives for questioning.
LadyNessey: Caelesti wants to bathe. Carric wants to feast and party.
LadyNessey: Nessey will go and primp and bathe with Caelesti. Yoshi will bathe and not primp. Carric will primp and not bathe. Mavis will do neither.
LadyNessey: We enjoy our feast. Mercald is celbrated too.
LadyNessey: We go to sleep fat and happy.
LadyNessey: We get up in the morning. Rootweaver thanks us and says we can stay or move on.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver is surprised Birders were right and we were indeed messengers of the Boundless. She says news has spread to all the Bridges.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver speaks of chasm law happening to the Bander bad guys within the hour.
LadyNessey: Carric speaks up for them, saying they were under the influence of Slysaw.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver says, too bad for them
LadyNessey: Carric says, whatever you think is best.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver asks if we want to be on our way.
LadyNessey: or stay for the ceremony
LadyNessey: Nessy wants to move on.
LadyNessey: Yoshi is neutral.
LadyNessey: Caelesti wants to stay.
LadyNessey: We decide to stay for ceremony of chasm law.
LadyNessey: Rootweaver has not heard of a place called Xammer, nor old Druid's name.
LadyNessey: The ceremony is =
LadyNessey: Rootweaver calls all inhabitants of the Top Most Bridge city. She describes the subversive plot of the Banders. People talk among themselves and nod. She says Mercald is witness. She says two captives were brought back and told all. Not all Bander went on the expedition, but of those that did, only these two remain. She condemns them to justice of chasm law. People nod fearfully. Two captive are taken to the side and thrown off. We can't here them scream for long.
LadyNessey: hear
LadyNessey: Ultimate punishment for treason, which is understandably uncommon here.
LadyNessey: nessey advises the remaining Banders to choose a woman leader next time.
LadyNessey: We say our goodbyes and give profuse thanks.
LadyNessey: We gave away 3 bags of stones.
LadyNessey: We have two bags left that we know of.
LadyNessey: that we know of
LadyNessey: One has mainly pink and lavendar gems
LadyNessey: We climb back up to Pombi land
LadyNessey: how?
LadyNessey: Carric spider climbs and ties gut rope or becomes a bear or a mountain lion or something.
LadyNessey: or he can prepare a spider climb for each of us
LadyNessey: We decide to leave tomorrow so Carric will have more spider climbs for us all
LadyNessey: We advance.
LadyNessey: We compare Centaurs to Minotaurs
LadyNessey: We all spider climb up the first day. The next morning Caelesti thinks she can fly.
LadyNessey: Yoshi grapples Caelesti for her own safety.
LadyNessey: Carric goes from 6 to 8 for some reason. he is swapping Aasimar stuff perhaps.
LadyNessey: Need a role playing way to do that, though.
LadyNessey: Carric is envious of Yoshi's human-ness.
LadyNessey: Carric wants to advance in time with Yoshi.
LadyNessey: He is willing to shed his level adjustment via story means.
LadyNessey: All Carric's golden hair will fall out.
LadyNessey: We all advance. We all need new character sheets. We all need to send our changes to Brianna.
LadyNessey: Carric experiments with the goggles. It has a mental activation. He thinks about lightening, frost, fire, water, etc.
LadyNessey: He does a spell craft roll
Carric rolls Spellcraft (d20 + 7): [15 + 7] = 22
LadyNessey: Carric believes that he can convert spells into fireballs.
LadyNessey: there are other continuous attributes of the goggles which are not manifest as yet to Carric
LadyNessey: Carric has an extra passive effect with two items of set. He has =
LadyNessey: resistance of cold 5 which stacks with existing resistance of 5.
LadyNessey: Those of us with only ECL of do not get stat point. All get 3 and 1/3 feat points.
LadyNessey: Carric advances to 7 for now.
LadyNessey: Carric can wild shape 3 times a day.